The Filter Koffee Podcast

On this episode, IVM Podcasts Co-Founder, Kavita Rajwade and Karthik take you through the journey of The Filter Koffee Podcast. Together, they discuss what happened behind the scenes of all the episodes and the prep required to make them happen. They highlight their favourite memories from renowned guests and talk about what to look forward to in the show's future. Tune in.

On this week's episode of The Filter Koffee Podcast, Karthik is joined by the Director, Research of Praxis Institute for Participatory Practices, Pradeep Narayanan. Pradeep eloquently breaks down the caste system in India and how it provides certain privileges as well denies certain things due to affirmative actions. Tune in.

This week on The Filter Koffee Podcast, Karthik Nagarajan talks to Outlier Marketer and the Founder of Krea, Pravin Shekar. He discusses his newly launched book, how to get my first paid speaking gig? Pravin also talks about professional speaking, its challenges, and techniques and highlights the efforts it takes to talk at high stake events.

Host Karthik Nagarajan talks to the Facilitator of CityMakers Mission International & President of Forum Against Corruption & Threats (FACT), Dr. Indu Prakash Singh. They talk about urban and rural development. Dr. Indu Prakash Singh is a Human Rights Defender who has been aiding the homeless or as he likes to call them 'CityMakers' since the past 20 years. He discusses problems faced by destitute people and how as a nation we need to change our perspective towards them.

This week, Karthik Nagarajan is joined by Co-Founder of Qla & Founder of iWine, Prateek Arora. In their conversation, they debunk the common myths on wine and discuss why wine should be considered a form of art.

In this week's episode, host Karthik Nagarajan is joined by stand-up comic, writer and columnist Ashish Shakya. In this conversation, he talks about his journey from being a writer in a youth magazine to doing stand-up to being a part of a comedy collective. He also talks about the evolution of comedy in India.

On The Filter Koffee Podcast, host Karthik Nagarajan is joined by award-winning journalist and fellow podcaster Amit Varma. In this conversation, they discuss the role of metrics and numbers in sports analytics and the metamorphosis of different cricket formats. All this and much more in the episode.

Last week with E3 announcing the upcoming games for the year, we have with us Akshat Rathee, Founder and Managing Director, NODWIN Gaming in conversation with host Karthik Nagarajan. They discuss the past, present and the future of gaming culture in India. They also talk about the growing career opportunities in the gaming industry and how pubg became a world famous phenomenon?

On this episode, host Karthik Nagarajan is joined by his colleagues from Wavemaker, Abhishek Chandran, Head of Advocacy and Vineet Kanabar, Head (W) Content Partnerships.

They talk about their introduction to Indian pop culture and the rock scene in the early 2000s - Gigpad, Independence Rock Festival and Control Alt Delete (CAD). They also talk about the initial days and growth of comedy.

On this week's episode, host Karthik Nagarajan is joined by journalist and author Raghu Karnad. They talk about the rise in the number of women in the Indian army, the geopolitical reasons why Britain found it necessary to strengthen the Indian army, the wars that took place within the country, and the problems faced by tribals in Orissa's Niyamgiri hills.

Is theatrical cinema dying?Ajay Mehta, Founder, and MD of Interactive Television Pvt. Ltd. joins Karthik Nagarajan to talk about the changing trends in the cinema viewing experience. They also talk about the revenue models followed by Indian cinema halls, the market for independent and regional cinemas and the impact of watching an advertisement on a big screen.

This week, host Karthik Nagarajan is joined by Sachin Kalbag, the Executive Editor at Hindustan Times. Sachin talks about all things 'Sumo Wrestling'- its origins, traditions, diet, money and more. Also, learn some interesting Japanese sumo terminologies.

On this week's episode, Karthik is joined by Siddharth Deshmukh who shares his experience at MICA both as a student and as a media professor. He also talks about his start-up venture, draws parallels between teaching and stand-up comedy, metamorphosis in the current education system and his recent love for creative writing.

Stand-up comedian Karthik Kumar joins Karthik Nagarajan to talk about co-founding Evam, an art-based start-up company and how he trained himself to become a stand-up comic. He also shares his respect and admiration for Mani Ratnam and how performance arts have the power to change behaviour.

The man with an unparalleled wit on Twitter, Mr. Ramesh Srivats joins Karthik Nagarajan for a chatty conversation that covers everything from the future of Indian sports fan communities to the upcoming elections and the civic issues pertaining to different cities. They also talk about their days on Twitter and bust the myth around influencer marketing.

Rajesh Ramakrishnan, MD at Perfetti Van Melle India joins Karthik Nagarajan to talk about the change in the Indian consumer behavior with respect to the FMCG market. Rajesh also talks about his love for photography, how the lessons he learnt from photography helped him in his professional life and how the campaign "My Daughter is Precious" came into being.

On the 4th anniversary of the net neutrality campaign, founder of Medianama.com, Nikhil Pahwa joins Karthik Nagarajan to decode the campaign and they discuss the future of internet technology and the challenges associated with it.